Should the Walkway to the Sea go past a place to buy beer and wine?Christy Mihos wants a wine and malt package goods store license for his convenience store at 50 Ocean St. across from Aselton Park and Hyannis Inner Harbor. The Licensing Authority will hold a hearing on the request Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at town hall.

Politicians who represent Cape Codders are looking forward to two elections this year: Their own in November and the presidential primary on Feb. 5.The Republicans are united behind former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Members of the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hope to avoid a worst-case scenario, but they're warning that sweeping service cuts and rate hikes are a possibility, should the state decide not to restore funds in a supplemental budget appropriation this month.